Saturday, February 14, 2009

What Part of Dr. No Don't You Understand?

In Dr. No, the first James Bond movie ever, I get that:
  • His game is baccarat
  • His name is Bond, James Bond
  • His boss is M. His boss's secretary, Moneypenny, wants him
  • He has a license to kill
  • He carries a Walther PPK (although he prefers a Beretta)
  • He drinks vodka martinis, medium dry, shaken not stirred
  • He can fight, drive and love like nobody else
  • He fights evil madmen who want to rule the world, usually from an undersea or underground lair
Dr. No sets up a lot of the iconic Bond themes, missing only Q and the gadgets. Compared to the next movie, From Russia with Love (which we will be watching as soon as Netflix gets more than 1 or 2 copies), it is a very mainstream Bond. A surprisingly complete snapshot of the mythos.

What I don't understand is why we had to wait more than half the movie to meet Ursula Andress.

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